3 Coronavirus Facts ...

Forbes's piece titled 3 Coronavirus Facts Americans Must Know Before Returning To Work, School is a gem. Nontechnical, accurate and no BS, this is what the government should be promoting regarding the real deal about COVID-19. 

Fact 1: Staying home saves lives but it doesn’t kill the virus

Weeks of social distancing and self-isolation in the United States have made us all safer. These precautions slowed the spread of COVID-19, thus helping to “flatten the curve.” Doing so buys hospitals and critical care centers enough time to staff up and stock diagnostic tests, protective gear and ventilators. 

However, it’s imperative that Americans understand these measures do not eliminate the virus. By staying home (and six feet apart from each other), we did not (and cannot) outlast our opponent.

Fact 2: We’re in this for the long-haul 

There’s a bitter paradox brewing in the United States. The spread of COVID-19 has been, and still is, largely predictable based on objective and publicly available data. Yet most people—including Wall Street investors, governors and sports-starved fans—seem unable to comprehend the mathematical realities of a virus that spreads exponentially. 

Fact 3: Our nation is ignoring the most important metric 

Every day, cable-news chyrons display the latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. These figures are eye-popping, but they tell us very little about the relative safety of reopening the country.

That’s why it’s important for all Americans to acquaint themselves with a different, more-informative metric. 

R0 (pronounced “R naught”) is a number that indicates the contagiousness of an infectious disease like COVID-19. Specifically, it tells us the average number of unvaccinated (or otherwise vulnerable) people who will contract a disease from one contagious individual. 

Read the entire piece, it's the smart thing to do.